Batting for Berlin
this summer’s
quirkiest cricket book!
Could you explain the position of silly mid-on
to an audience of literal-minded Germans?
Somebody had to try ...
When former NSW state cricketer André Les-
lie went to work in Berlin, he put all thoughts
of playing cricket out of his mind. After all,
Germany was the land of snow, beer and Brat-
wurst sausage ... the last place on earth where
he thought he might get a game of cricket.
However, within a few months of his arrival,
André discovered a small but dedicated league
of expat cricketers who defied the weather,
the language barriers and the incredulity of
non-cricketing Germans (who kept confusing
cricket with polo) to form a team that would
eventually go on to challenge for the German
club championship.
Advance praise for Batting for Berlin
Jim Maxwell: ‘For most of us, cricket [is] just a game, a social experience,
with no thought of a career that might reward us beyond the pleasure of playing
for fun. ... Batting for Berlin [has] a similar ring with plenty of the banter and
camaraderie that lightens up our cricketing lives.’
(Jim Maxwell, ABC cricket commentator and author)
Ed Cowan: ‘A fantastic account of cricket and the battles it has in becoming
a loved pastime all across the globe.’
(Ed Cowan, Australian cricketer and author of In the Firing Line)
About the book
Batting for Berlin by André Leslie (Finch Publishing) / Foreword by Jim Maxwell
Available 1 December 2013 from good bookshops, online retailers and etailers nationally
Paperback: $24.99 / eBook: $9.99 / Genre: gifts for cricket tragics
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